MOTOR PRESSE STUTTGART, the organizer and promoter of the International German Motorcycle Championship (IDM), will livestream all Sunday races of the IDM finale in Hockenheim (September 27–29). The coverage includes races from the IDM series—IDM Superbike 1000, IDM Supersport 600, DMSB Superstock 600 Cup, IDM Supersport 300, and IDM Sidecars—as well as the BMW Motorrad BoxerCup, Twin Cup, and Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Cup series.
On Saturday, the ADAC Junior Cup race and the first round of the IDM Sidecars will be broadcast live. The livestream will be linked on the IDM Facebook page and on MOTORRAD’s YouTube channel.
With this move, the media company is taking an important step toward making Germany’s top motorcycle road racing championship accessible to a wider audience. “By livestreaming the races, we’re taking a major step forward in raising the IDM’s public profile,” says Normann Broy, IDM series manager at MOTOR PRESSE STUTTGART. “We are confident that, following the successful test run at the 2019 IDM finale, we will be able to offer this service for selected races next season.” All races will be commentated on by Lukas Gajewski. Interviews by Edgar Mielke will also be featured.
Viewers of the livestream and spectators in the stands at Hockenheim can look forward to exciting races. Although the overall champions in the premier Superbike 1000 class and the spectacular 600cc classes have already been decided since the IDM weekend in Assen, the final standings behind the IDM champions will not be decided until Hockenheim.
In the IDM Supersport 300 junior class, organizers are still searching for a successor to last year’s champion, Toni Erhard (KTM/Freudenberg WorldSSP Academy). Although Belgian rider Angelo Licciardi (Kawasaki/Benjan Racing Team – Weber Motos) currently leads by a comfortable margin of 40 points, But the races this season, with their slipstream battles involving seven or even more riders over the entire race distance, are always good for surprises.